South Portland, Westbrook & Inner Cumberland County

I-295 / I-95 / US-1 / ME-9 / ME-22 / ME-25

The immediate suburban ring around Portland. Anchored by South Portland (the largest Portland suburb, home to the Portland International Jetport, the Maine Mall — the state's largest, and the SMCC Southern Maine Community College), Westbrook (a former paper mill city now emerging as a craft brewing and tech hub), Falmouth (an affluent coastal suburb), Scarborough (coastal, home to Scarborough Downs — formerly a horse track, now a mixed-use development), Cape Elizabeth (the upscale coastal town with the Portland Head Light and Two Lights State Park), Cumberland (quiet inland-coastal town), Yarmouth (on Casco Bay with a picturesque downtown), and Gorham (home to the University of Southern Maine's main campus). The region is served by METRO Greater Portland bus service.